Kuwait, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Kuwait City, capital city of Kuwait
Kuwait is a Gulf state with substantial sovereign wealth, growing downstream petrochemicals, and investing in large-scale desert solar plants.
Kuwait in one word would be “Petroleum,” meaning petroleum wealth.
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait armorial
Kuwait is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC.
Easy learning about Kuwait |
The capital city of Kuwait is Kuwait City.
| Kuwait is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent |
| Member of | OPEC since 1960 |
| Kuwait has a population of | 4,838,782 inhabitants within a total area of 17,820 Km2 (11,073 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Kuwait’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 25 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.62 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Kuwait HDI ranks in position nº 52 worldwide HDI of 0.852 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Kuwait’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 101 countries Kuwait passport ranks 48th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Kuwait GDP per capita is | $29,951 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Kuwait ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Kuwait EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency has a score of 456 ranks 89th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 29° 30' N, 45° 45' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Saudi Arabia, Iraq. |
| Kuwait Climate | dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim (official), |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian |
| Currency name & code | Dinar (KWD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .kw |
| Kuwait calling code | +965 |
Kuwait administrative divisions
6 governorates (muhafazat)- Al Ahmadi
- Al 'Asimah
- Al Farwaniyah
- Al Jahra'
- Hawalli
- Mubarak al Kabir
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